Midnight Sun, Midnight Moons

I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and New Year. May this year be everything you want it to be. I want to take this opportunity to wish all the best to the families and friends of all the people who are down here at this festive time. We all miss you, and know that you miss us too. Stay safe.

We saw the new year in by doing something different. We had a few drinks. Paul, Nick and I decided to watch the clock tick over to 07 by taking a few drinks outside and enjoy the midnight sun. The band was playing for most of the night (loudly), so we wandered out to enjoy the quiet of Antarctica. It was a very pleasant way to see in the new year.

This is a photo of the sun at midnight on December 31st, taken from the front of the Met building. The biggest shock of the night came not too long after this photo was taken, when the two moons of Antarctica made their first appearance. Not too bad considering we haven't had a sunset in many weeks...

Not surprisingly, there are a few sore heads wandering around the place today, none more so than a certain Met tech who got the award for best on ground last night, and then was up at 5.30 and straight off to work. Well done Colin!